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Excessive EHR alerts can cause doctors to overlook abnormal test results, delaying the delivery of patient care, according to a survey of clinicians. Primary care practitioners who responded said they receive a median of 63 alerts daily, and 69.6% reported they received more notifications than they could handle.

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Excessive EHR alerts can cause doctors to overlook abnormal test results, delaying the delivery of patient care, according to a survey of clinicians. The median number of daily alerts received by primary care practitioners was 63, and 69.6% of clinicians reported getting more notifications than they could handle.

A report in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making found providers are frustrated with excessive alerts from electronic health records, saying they distract them from acting on the more urgent reminders such as abnormal patient test outcomes. But the report also found the small group of participating providers did not maximize their use of EHR functions, with 46% failing to utilize certain features that allow for better handling of electronic reminders.

A report in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making found providers are frustrated with excessive alerts from electronic health records, saying they distract them from acting on the more urgent reminders such as abnormal patient test outcomes. But the report also found the small group of participating providers did not maximize their use of EHR functions, with 46% failing to utilize certain features that allow for better handling of electronic reminders.

A report in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making found providers are frustrated with excessive alerts from electronic health records, saying they distract them from acting on the more urgent reminders such as abnormal patient test outcomes. But the report also found the small group of participating providers did not maximize their use of EHR functions, with 46% failing to utilize certain features that allow for better handling of electronic reminders.

A report in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making found providers are frustrated with excessive alerts from electronic health records, saying they distract them from acting on the more urgent reminders such as abnormal patient test outcomes. But the report also found the small group of participating providers did not maximize their use of EHR functions, with 46% failing to utilize certain features that allow for better handling of electronic reminders.